“'Every Room Is An Escape Room' both broadens and refines the jangly power pop of the trio’s debut, If You Play Expect To Pay, stripping the sound back to its basic elements while introducing some f...”
From the dream-pop depths of Leicester: Shopfires' Surplus EP unearths the tracks Neil Hill nearly left sleeping on his hard drive forever, delivering yet more of his signature melancholy, dreamy, jangly indie-pop brilliance. Coaxed out by persistent "musical naggings," these surplus gems prove that even Hill's off-cuts are anything but ordinary — sitting comfortably alongside his acclaimed 2024 albums.
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“'Every Room Is An Escape Room' both broadens and refines the jangly power pop of the trio’s debut, If You Play Expect To Pay, stripping the sound back to its basic elements while introducing some f...”
“This is a folk pop song about enjoying the limited time you have with the people around you.”
“'Counterintuition' once again highlights the sheer brilliance of this consistently remarkable jangly indie-pop act”
“If you like unique synthesizer sound and siren-type female vocal - this track for you!”
“Is there someone in your life who reminds you to keep searching for that elusive star or satellite?”
“Mirror Skies traverses themes of lost love, yearning, childhood, legacy and the beauty and danger of living in the past across a kaleidoscopic array of tracks, ranging from jangly dream pop to shoe...”
“The Sundries serve as a perfect reminder of the lasting significance and influence of the '90s jangly indie-pop scene, represented by labels like Shinkansen Recordings and Elefant Records.”